List of Mauritanian flags
The following is a list of flags related with Mauritania.
National flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1959-2017 | Flag of Mauritania | A green field; charged with a golden upward-pointed crescent and star.[1] |
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2017-Present | Flag of Mauritania | Two red stripes flanking a green field; charged with a golden upward-pointed crescent and star.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] |
Government flags
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2017-Present | Government flag | Two red stripes flanking a green field; charged with a golden upward-pointed crescent and star, a golden border and the Arabic name of the country written in gold in the red stripes. |
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2017-Present | Presidential flag | White flag with the seal in the centre. |
Ethnic Group Flag
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?-Present | Flag of The Berbers | [13] |
Historical flags
[edit]Mali Empire
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1325-1464 | Flag of The Mali Empire | A golden field with a red border. |
Under French Rule
[edit]| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1678-1685 1724-1728 |
Flag of The Kingdom of France | A White Field With several Fleur-de-Lis and the royal coat of arms in the center. |
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1855-1959 | Flag of The Second French Empire, The French Third Republic, The Provisional Government of the French Republic and The French Fourth Republic | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
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1940-1942 | Flag of Vichy France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the axe and 7 golden stars.[14][15] |
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1942-1944 | Flag of Free France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with The Cross of Lorraine.[16] |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Mauritania - Former Flag". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Mauritania". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "AMI - L'Assemblée nationale adopte le projet de loi portant description du drapeau de la RIM". fr.ami.mr. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Mauritania vows referendum to abolish Senate, change flag". News24. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Pan-african colors". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ Mauritanie: nouveau drapeau et nouvel hymne pour la fête nationale
- ^ La ministre de l’éducation nationale et de la formation professionnelle reçoit l’ambassadeur de Tunisie
- ^ "Le ministre de la défense présente aux députés le nouveau drapeau". Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ Flags of the World: Mauritania - Construction Sheet
- ^ "flag of Mauritania | History & Meaning | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Mauritanie: un référendum pour supprimer le Sénat, changer de drapeau et d'hymne" [Mauritania: a referendum to abolish the Senate, change the flag and the anthem] (in French). afrique.le360. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Mauritania votes on controversial constitutional reform". Al Jazeera. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Berbers". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Vichy France | History, Leaders, & Map | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "French State, Vichy government (1940-1944)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Free French flag | Royal Museums Greenwich". www.rmg.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-05-16.